Imperial Valley News Center
El Centro Sector Border Patrol Rescues Four off Mountain
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Ocotillo, California - El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents rescued four men lost in the mountains on Friday.
CBP Announces 2016 Preclearance Expansion Open Season
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Washington, DC - U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today the next Preclearance expansion open season began on May 15 and will run through August 1, 2016. Appropriate stakeholders are invited to submit a letter during the open season detailing their interest in offering CBP Preclearance operations at a foreign airport. Through Preclearance, the same immigration, customs, and agriculture inspections of international air passengers performed on arrival in the U.S. are instead completed before departure at foreign airports.
Homeland Security Secretary Johnson’s Meeting With German Federal Minister Of Interior De Maizière
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Washington, DC - Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson met with German Federal Minister of Interior Thomas de Maizière to discuss a range of security issues, including border security, cybersecurity, and counterterrorism.
ICE returns 1493 Columbus letter to Italy
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Roma, Italy - A 1493 copy of Christopher Columbus' letter describing his discoveries in the Americas was returned Wednesday to the government of Italy by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). An investigation conducted by HSI revealed that the letter, bound in a volume, was stolen from the Riccardiana Library in Florence, Italy, at an unknown time and later donated to the U.S. Library of Congress in 2004.
President’s Call with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey
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Washington, DC - The President spoke today by phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two leaders discussed the situation in Syria and agreed on the urgency of continued efforts to degrade and defeat ISIL, and to disrupt ISIL’s capacity to conduct terrorist operations in Turkey, Europe, and beyond.
President Obama Nominates Carole Schwartz Rendon to Serve as U.S. Attorney
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Washington, DC - Today, President Obama nominated Carole Schwartz Rendon to serve as U.S. Attorney.
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